Question

I get this error when i try to run constructor of Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mysql:

The PDO extension is required for this adapter but the extension is not loaded

I use a shared host and i cannot change the php.ini.

Is there any solution?

Answer 1

Well a part from changing your hosting provider you could try the following things:

• Use Zend_Db_Adapter_Mysqli (assuming mysqli is available)
• Write your own adapter using the mysql_*-functions (or use an existing one)
• Try to load the PDO extension dynamically (assuming it is available and enable_dl is on, safe_mode is off):

    dl('pdo.so');
    dl('pdo_mysql.so');